Aircraft
ICAO Conference Recommends Aircraft Tracking Standard
International Civil Aviation Organization member states recommended the adoption of a 15-minute position reporting standard for aircraft.
ICAO is pressing for a global flight reporting system to improve prospects for finding missing aircraft, such as the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which triggered a wide an inconclusive search.
ICAO is pressing for a global flight reporting system to improve prospects for finding missing aircraft, such as the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which triggered a wide an inconclusive search.

Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommended the adoption of a tracking standard for aircraft that requires them to report their positions at 15-minute intervals. During a safety conference the organization held at its Montreal headquarters from February 2 to 5, participants also endorsed a new conflict zone risk mitigation work program. Their actions responded to a pair of disasters last year involving Malaysia Airlines—the disappearance of Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean in March and the missile shootdown of MH17 over Ukraine in July.